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Houngbedji’s not in Neuilly

Benin’s opposition leader is up in arms over false reports that he owns a luxury apartment in the chic Parisian suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine.

Subscribers only Politics 13.10.2010

Eskom to Pull Out of Manantali

OMVS is seeking to quickly find a company to manage the Felou and Manantali dams on the Senegal River. South Africa’s Eskom wants to withdraw from Manantali.

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2010

Femi Bajomo

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that the British company Afren hired Nigerian national Femi Bajomo, and appointed him regional director in [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2010

Fight Against Smuggling

On Sept. 28 Togo launched what it called a new [...]

Subscribers only Energy 12.10.2010

Benin’s intelligence wars

Colonel N’Dah Bio, the director of intelligence, and an ethnic [...]

Subscribers only Politics 29.09.2010

Little Simba’s Dash for Growth

The Canadian junior has raised cash to buy up acreage in West Africa. Its lone asset at present is an exploration permit in Liberia.

Subscribers only Energy 28.09.2010

Erik Solheim

Erik Solheim, Norway's overseas development minister, signed a technical aid [...]

Subscribers only Energy 28.09.2010

Bio-Tchane eyes Cotonou throne

Abdoulaye Bio-Tchane, the president of the West African Development Bank and former Africa head of the IMF is making a play for Benin's presidency.

Subscribers only Politics 15.09.2010

Sahara a State Trader

The Liberia Petroleum Refining Corp called on the services of the Nigerian trader Sahara on July 22 to manage a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.07.2010

Deutsche Bank Tries Again

After failing in its efforts to syndicate a USD 400 [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.07.2010

Funding for Puntland Well

The Canadian firm Africa Oil Corp has moved to raise [...]

Subscribers only Energy 27.07.2010

Qatar in Deal with Total

Qatar Petroleum International plans to acquire holdings in the French major's concessions in West Africa.

Subscribers only Energy 30.03.2010

A USD 200 Million Grid

At the end of this year the World Bank’s board [...]

Subscribers only Energy 30.03.2010

How to Pay for WAGP Overruns

The technical hitches that have dogged the West African Gas Pipeline are going to be paid for by consumers and not the operators.

Subscribers only Energy 16.02.2010

Spotlight
A Highly Vulnerable Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline

The project for a trans-Saharan gas pipeline to supply the European Union with up to 30 billion cubic meters of Nigerian and Algerian gas has been hit by numerous delays ever since the idea was officially floated in 2001.

Subscribers only Energy 19.01.2010

Benin Gold Production Rises

Gold exports from Benin came to 3.8 tonnes in 2009, [...]

Subscribers only Mining 22.12.2009

WAGP On Track At Last?

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that the American firm ContourGlobal, which is currently building the 100 MW power plant in Lome, [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.12.2009

Crackdown on Tax Havens

A conference on the theme of taxation and development organized [...]

Subscribers only Energy 15.12.2009

Cotonou Drive to Draw Interest for Mines

The mining sector in West Africa seems to be coping despite the crisis. One sign of this is the number [...]

Free access Mining 08.12.2009

Ultra Deep License on Sale

Benin’s mining and petroleum research minister Barthelemy Kassa organized a [...]

Subscribers only Energy 01.12.2009

Mali Covets a Pipeline

Africa Energy Intelligence understands that Mali has been trying since this summer to see that the Trans Sahara Gas Pipeline [...]

Subscribers only Energy 03.11.2009

Freeze on CCC’s Gas Projects

A creditor of Greece’s CCC oil services group has blocked the company’s accounts and assets, freezing its gas projects in Nigeria and Equatorial Guinea.

Subscribers only Energy 03.11.2009

World Bank Showers Aid on Mining Sector

The World Bank is to set in motion a major programme to develop the mining sector in Africa via the [...]

Subscribers only Mining 27.10.2009

Oando to Usher In Gazprom?

After helping Saipem and Mitsubishi to set up shop, Nigeria’s Oando could give Gazprom a leg-up in the Gulf of Guinea.

Subscribers only Energy 20.10.2009

MEND Cuts WAGP Pipeline

Africa Energy Intelligence has learned that the West African Gas Pipeline (WAGP) that runs from Nigeria to Ghana by way [...]

Subscribers only Energy 06.10.2009

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Benin

Houngbedji’s not in Neuilly

Eskom to Pull Out of Manantali

Femi Bajomo

Fight Against Smuggling

Benin’s intelligence wars

Little Simba’s Dash for Growth

Erik Solheim

Bio-Tchane eyes Cotonou throne

Sahara a State Trader

Deutsche Bank Tries Again

Funding for Puntland Well

Qatar in Deal with Total

A USD 200 Million Grid

How to Pay for WAGP Overruns

Spotlight
A Highly Vulnerable Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline

Benin Gold Production Rises

WAGP On Track At Last?

Crackdown on Tax Havens

Cotonou Drive to Draw Interest for Mines

Ultra Deep License on Sale

Mali Covets a Pipeline

Freeze on CCC’s Gas Projects

World Bank Showers Aid on Mining Sector

Oando to Usher In Gazprom?

MEND Cuts WAGP Pipeline

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Benin

Houngbedji’s not in Neuilly

Eskom to Pull Out of Manantali

Femi Bajomo

Fight Against Smuggling

Benin’s intelligence wars

Little Simba’s Dash for Growth

Erik Solheim

Bio-Tchane eyes Cotonou throne

Sahara a State Trader

Deutsche Bank Tries Again

Funding for Puntland Well

Qatar in Deal with Total

A USD 200 Million Grid

How to Pay for WAGP Overruns

Spotlight A Highly Vulnerable Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline

Benin Gold Production Rises

WAGP On Track At Last?

Crackdown on Tax Havens

Cotonou Drive to Draw Interest for Mines

Ultra Deep License on Sale

Mali Covets a Pipeline

Freeze on CCC’s Gas Projects

World Bank Showers Aid on Mining Sector

Oando to Usher In Gazprom?

MEND Cuts WAGP Pipeline

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Spotlight
A Highly Vulnerable Trans Saharan Gas Pipeline